เพื่อวาดภาพลง canvas ใช้เมธอด drawImage() ของ HTML5:
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<script>
function drawShape() {
var canvas = document.getElementById('mycanvas');
if (canvas.getContext) {
var ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
var img = new Image();
img.src = '/images/backdrop.jpg';
img.onload = function() {
ctx.drawImage(img, 0, 0);
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.moveTo(30, 96);
ctx.lineTo(70, 66);
ctx.lineTo(103, 76);
ctx.lineTo(170, 15);
ctx.stroke();
}
} else {
alert('You need Safari or Firefox 1.5+ to see this demo.');
}
}
</script>
</head>
<body onload="drawShape();">
<canvas id="mycanvas"></canvas>
</body>
</html>